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ASN Morning Read: Searching for a Number One

Tim Howard is ready and willing to fight for the first-string goalkeeper spot on the United States men's national team; the Copa América Centenario winner gets bank; how did Americans fare in Europe?

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noah davis
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May 18, 2016
7:00 AM

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Tim Howard is ready to be the starter: "My mentality has never been to be a No. 2," he said. "I think that's what's gotten me to this point. I'm a number one goalkeeper even if I don't play on a certain day."

Good take: Altidore had altered and improved training regimens and diet in the MLS off-season, slimming down and adding to flexibility and mobility, all in efforts to arrest the muscle issues now delivering a serious threat to his career ambition and larger legacy. That didn’t work, which means he’ll be looking for other solutions. There’s a lot of that going around –just ask Klinsmann and his staff as they look at their own "Plan B."